Angela Duckworth Quotes
It is important to realize that the process of 'fostering' a passion takes trial and error. It takes experience; you cannot do it all in your head. And it takes a long time.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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Wickets are like wives. You never know what to expect from them.
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I was not emotionally mature enough to accept any kind of success when I was young. I needed to go that long route.
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Honestly, all the sweets and bad stuff on set don't really call to me because I'm working so much. I've trained myself to stay away from sugar.
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Stages are getting higher and higher, and I'm getting older and older.
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I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them.
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First and foremost, I feel very lucky to have the family I have, so I would like my family to stay happy and healthy.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.
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The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
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Greening the globalised manufacturing and sourcing will be the single biggest help multinationals could make to the tough pollution control in China and other developing countries.
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Science fiction is the ugly stepchild of mainstream literature, and fantasy is the ugly stepchild of science fiction, and tie-in novels are the ugly stepchild of fantasy... and on and on and on.
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Being first lady is a full-time job. Betty Ford worked full time and should have received a salary. Michelle Obama works full time and should be paid.
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Well, I'm about to do another western, a pilot for HBO this fall.
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Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.
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Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.
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Give metal a chance!
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Every time I put on high heels, I think: 'Well, I'll fall over today.' Almost always, I don't. Almost. But all high-heel-wearing women live in constant peril.
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I spent some time, six months or so, ruminating about the characters before I sat down to write 'Faith'.
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I always imagined that I would learn something each time that I would take to a new project, then I realized that each new project poses a completely different challenge.
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I think that it would be less difficult to live eternally than to be deprived of sleep throughout life.
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It is important to realize that the process of 'fostering' a passion takes trial and error. It takes experience; you cannot do it all in your head. And it takes a long time.
